Bertha Hoffmann

Brief Life History of Bertha

When Bertha Hoffmann was born on 7 September 1871, in Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, her father, Gregory Hoffmann, was 32 and her mother, Catharina Malthaner, was 30. She married Jacobus Wunschel on 3 May 1898, in Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 17 May 1944, in her hometown, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Jacobus Wunschel
1867–1941
Bertha Hoffmann
1871–1944
Marriage: 3 May 1898
Anna Maria Wünschel
1899–1965
Karl Jacobus Wunschel
1905–1979
Maria Carolina Wunschel
1906–1970

Sources (3)

  • Berthae Hoffmann in entry for Oscar Wünschel, "Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958"
  • Berthae Hoffmann in entry for Augustinus Wünschel, "Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958"
  • Berthae Hoffmann in entry for Elisab. Wünschel, "Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958"

World Events (5)

1890

Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.

1914 · Germany declares war on Russia

On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhard, Hans, Heinz, Otto, Dieter, Klaus, Wolfgang, Armin, Manfred, Ernst, Erwin.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for a steward on a farm or estate, from German Hof(f) ‘farm, manor farm, courtyard’ + Mann ‘man’. Originally, this was a status name for a farmer who owned his own land as opposed to holding it by rent or feudal obligation, but the name soon came to denote the manager or steward of a manor farm, in which sense it is frequent also among Jews, since many Jews held managerial positions on non-Jewish estates. This form of the surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Czechia, and the Netherlands. Compare Hofman , Hofmann , Homann , and Huffman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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